[Plsugs] COURSE - Volunteer and Earn Academic Credit

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

Looking for a way to share your love of biology with others, serve your community, AND get credit?
Join SORT (STEM Outreach and Recruitment Team) and help K-12 kids, parents, and the general public learn about science!

SORT students serve the community by:

  *   Helping K-12 students and teachers, the general public, and their fellow undergraduates get excited and learn about science!
  *   Learning and conducting fun biology demonstrations for public events (both on and off campus)
  *   Organize engaging events for fellow college students, such as lab tours and workshops
  *   Helping high school students learn about what studying science at UA is like
  *   Assisting groups on campus with science outreach and recruitment
  *   Providing feedback to and/or judging K-12 students' science fair ideas and projects
 What do SORT students gain?

  *   They hone their public speaking and presentation skills to talk about science to different audiences!
  *   They learn how to communicate science verbally and via media and film
  *   They can tailor their interests in sharing science with others; SORT students have the flexibility to choose from a variety of activities in which to participate over the course of the semester
Students in SORT will earn 1 unit of upper division credit for MCB 399, spending a grand total of 45 hours during the semester participating in a combination of the above activities and attending class meetings. Students will be given grades of Superior, Pass, or Fail, based on their attendance and participation.

To be eligible, you must:

  *   Be an UA sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in any biological science (MCB, Biology, EEB, Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutritional Sciences, etc.).
  *   Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  *    Be able to consistently attend a 50-minute class meeting on Mondays, from 11:00AM to 11:50AM.
  *   Preferably have public speaking skills and be involved in independent research on campus.

Interested? Submit the following in a packet to Jennifer Cubeta in Life Sciences South #348 by noon on Friday, August 14, 2015:

  *   One letter of recommendation from a professor, TA, RA, high school teacher, etc.
  *   Your resume, including employment history, clubs/activities, and other commitments as appropriate (one page maximum).
  *   A statement of interest: How would participating in SORT play a role in your future educational and/or career goals? (no longer than one page)


We will inform you by the start of classes if you have been selected to participate.

Questions?
Contact Jennifer Cubeta, MCB Outreach Coordinator, at cubeta at email.arizona.edu<mailto:cubeta at email.arizona.edu>.
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Jennifer Cubeta, M.Ed.
Assistant Program Director, Undergraduate Biology Research Program
Recruitment & Development, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The University of Arizona
(520) 621-8510
cubeta at email.arizona.edu<mailto:cubeta at email.arizona.edu>
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